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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
THOSE BATTLE-FLAGS.

Some Facts About the Captured Banners
The History of the Confederate : as.
washington Letter to the New York Times.)
When the captured Union flags were
found at Richmond, there were also with
the rebel archives sent up to Washing
ton a collection of designs for Confed-
crate flag. With the devices were letters
explaining their meaning. But IN al,
over 200, there were not above half q
dozen devices without the stars. The
arrangement of the stars made infinite
variety, but through all, the mullet or
fve-pointed star was retained, showing
that, desirous as the Confederates were
to get flag unlike the yankee en-
blem, the old feeling could not shake of
attachment to the stars. And il almost
every letter with a device for the flag,
reference is made to retaining the stars,
though sometimes ignoring the stripes.
One Confederate wrote: ''Let the Yam
KEGS keep their ridiculous tune of Yam
kee Doodle, but by all that is sacred do
not let them monopolize the stars and
the stripes. You have fought well IN
der our glorious banner; could you fight
as well under another? Never! Change
it, improve it, alter it as you will, but
for Heavens sake keep the stars and
stripesr'
Another said: ssDo not give up the
stars and stripes to the North. It is
ours as fully as it is theirs. : Keep
the stripes, keep the azure field, and a
star for each sovereignty in the constel-
lation, and then distinguish it by red
cross the Southern cross cutting the
stripes at right angles. The songs
of a nation and its flag have prodigious
moral influence"
One Confederate alone wrote against
the stars and in favor Of the stripes. he
said: 81 don't like the cross. 1t is sig.
nifcant of Catholic rule and had too
much to do with the machinery OF the
dark ages. The old stars must, ! think,
be abandoned. They belong to the
night, and besides the North will keep
them. 1t is nothing with us. Let there
be seven stripes, one for each OF the
original States, as the thirteen were Tor
the original States Of the old Confedera-
cy. Let them be vertical instead Of
horizontal.
One writing wholly il favor OF the
stars, sent his advice and said: "We still
have 'star-spangled banner which Is
dear to the people from old associations,
and we can afford to let the Yankees
keep the stripes. We are entitled to q
star -spangled banner, because the best
poetry in honor of it was composed by
Southern man, and the incident which
| occasioned its composition occurred on
Southern soil ard reflected honor on
Southern soldiers.
| The committee of the provisional gov
! ernment in their report on a flag aad
seal for adoption, confessed they were
not so much attached to the old flag, and
| declared it would be inappropriate to
ssretain the flag Of the government from
which we have Withdrawn. The design
recommended by the committee and
adopted by the provisional government
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
senatorial s3rroNs.

Perhaps never before il tie history CT
the United States have so many United
States Senatorselcct been On the anHioa;
bench.
When the Senate meets next December
i vii! have Il calendar unusually full oi
contests.
The scat Of Senator Turpie, of Indiana
is to be contested or tl:e ground that The
legislature which elected him vas not prop
erIy organized.
Senator Hearst, of California, will hav>
TO defend his tile against Z charge tha
money was use;; &c procure It.
Senator Faulkner, os i:cst Virginia, has
been refused q certificate OF election by
Governor Wilson, VINO contends that th,
legislature had 10 right 10 elect Senator
at its called session.
Senator Pasco Of Florida, may also find
flaw in his title The legislature which
elected him, 1t is claimed, was not organ
lied as the new State constitution pre-
scribcd If this be true, ali the proceed
ings OF that legislature including the elcc
ton Of Senator, will be vitiated. Senator
Pasco can afford to feel easy, for should !
new election be required AY reason Of 4
technicaiity there IS no Gcubt thathc would
be chosen again.
Iii the Wcsf Virgins. case, 1t is Z Ques.
ton between Two Democrats, Senator Lu-
cas-, who was appointed by the Governor
after the long and fruitlcSs dead lock il the
legislature, and Senator Faulkner, who was
elected ut d special session Of the legisl;s-
t,.rc called TO attend 10 other business.
In the California and Indiana cases, the
question of party will come in, especially
in the sharp contest that is to be mace over
Senator Turpie's election. Ii objection be
made 10 the swearing in Of the three OF
four Senators whose titles will Oc CUES
toned, the Republicans will have control
of the Senate by clear majority, what
ever Senator RiGdlebcrscr may do, for ali
the Senators whose seats are disputed are
Democrats.
Still there IS every probability that they
Will all be seated eventually. The Senate
has never stood rs sQuarely or party lines
in contested elections as the House gene
rally does. and there is very little in the
Indiana and California contests. which are
the only ones involving political prejudice.
The Senate is, therefore, almost sure to
stand IS Republicansto 81 Democrats, with
Senator RiGGl@Jcrger as an unknown guam
titY, with leaning towards the Democrats.
He is bitter agains! the Republican leaders
and may whee! squarely into lino with the
Democrats, thus making the Senate 4 tic,
with no vice president to cast q deciding
yote.-.itlQntN Cyn$!ttNt!Vn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

was known as the 'sSttars and Bars. " The
Caion blue in the corner had circle o.
seven white stars, to represent the seven
original seeding States. The rest oi
the flag showed three bars, red, white
and blue. II 1862 the Confederate gov
ernment as one evidence OF absolute
severance from the United States, de-
cided on a new flag. This was the
Southern cross, finally adopted by the
Confederate Congress IL 1863, and fa-
vored bv Genera! Beauregard. 1t was
first. however, Gc2eraI Joseph e. john
ston's battie-fiaS, ne having selected the
blue spanglc>; slit:er Gp0n red field as
his battle ensign. 1t did not please the
Richmond Examiner, in which it was
described as ''red field bestraddled WITH
Iong-leggeG white cross. Probably
the confusion Of the Rebel 2nd Union
colors at the first battle Of Manassas led
to giving up the s:stars and bars" by the
former.
On looking over the flags in the war
building l find most OF the Confederate
flags of the Southern Cross device-red
field and blue cross having thirteen
stars. Now and then one shows but
eleven stars, or eight. One has fifteen
stars. a printed catalogue OF these flags
when they were on exhibition ID the
ordnance museum gives the number
placed there at 80. The history OF $40
in this catalogue is brief and ends the
list. '.No. 54O-Rebel battle flag,
brought from Richmond by Master Tad
Lincoln" President Lincoln's youngest
son was lad OF twelve years when he
went with his father on the memorable
visit to City Point, where General Grant
had his headquarters.
The ordinance museum remains IN
Windsor's building, Will the flags be
returned there, and placed where the
public may see them again? I am told
that some time ago the secretary OF war,
then General Belknap, wished to have
the Confederate flags sent to West
Point and put in the museum there.
Strong objection was made on the ground
that this would tend to keep alive un-
pleasant feelings between the cadets
from the two sections, in exultation On
the one side and regret on the other.
Adiutant General Townsend contended
that the proper place for the flags was
here in the war department building.
To return them to the South would, he
declared, when that suggestion once
came up, be direct recognition OF the
rights OF the rebellious organizations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

dignifed with the name. Mounting
mule he joined the two and undertool
the duty demanded OF him. ltwas hare
work for me to dr&g information from
the stoid fellow; but I learned th&
while one of the night riders talked non
sense all the time the other said little
and that little was given to cursing hi
broken leg and somebody for not put
! ting out the lights.
The light business took hold OF M
mind with fascinating tenacity that
could not shake off. As l worked it ou
it seemed to me key to the mystery
that enveloped all the work Of the assas
sin on that terrible night, but / coul(
not manage the testimony. What llgh
was that which should have been eItin
grlished and was not? The actor may
have been haunted with Othelio's so!!lo
guy, where lie says before Desdemona'.
death, put out the light and then put
out the light" But it gave no satisfac'
tory solution to the surmises.
Years after, while telling the late
Richard Merrick of this mystery, the
eyes of that eloquent and able advocate
frightened. When I ended he said,
''Your negro gave you the key" The
true story of that awful crime came tC
me in my capacity as lawyer. Booth,
the assassin, who put an end to the life
not only OF an able, kind-hearted man,
but of all the hopes which the South had
of az honorable and peaceful settlement
in the way of reconstruction, had ar
ranged with an accomplice to turn OF
the gas from the theatre when he (the
accomplice) heard the report of the
pistol. This would have plunged the
theatre into midnight darkness, and in
the terrible fright and confusion the
assassin would have escaped detection.
The fellow relied on, smitten with con-
triton at the erormity Of the crime or
by fear, failed his chief and fed. in
stead of quietly gaining his horse, and
as quietly riding away undetected and
unsuspected, he had TO face the audience
in the full glare of the footlights and
ride desperately, well knowing that the
foot OF justice was on his path.
The lights were not extinguished.
The desperate murderer, in his basty
flight from the box, caught his spur in
the flag Of our Union that draped the
box, fell, broke bis ankle and rode down
to death. The plot was clearly planned
and one can imagine the tumultuous
flight of that crowd, in the darkness that
was to have followed the crime. And
one can realize the desperation and
agony of Booth as he rode off into the
midnight, well knowing that he was re-
cognized, and that there was no spot on
earth in which he could find hiding and
safety, even had not his broken leg de-
prived him of every advantage. The
fatal mark of Cain had been imprinted
on him IN the full glare OF his familiar
footlights, and that retribution which
dogs the steps of crime was but ques-
tion Of time.
The murder occurred on the night OF
Good Friday, and had our good and
greatest of Presidents paused to remen-
Der for moment the belief OF great
majority of Christian humanity, he
would not have been exposed to the
cruelty OF the assassin. But "God reigns
and the government still lives
DoS PIATr.
Mac-o-chee, Ohio, March 27, 1887.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

The NUMBER OF destructive fires during
the present month has been unusually
large. Statistics covering q period OF
ten years show that December is the
wors. month for fires, and thai March
comes next. June is the safest month,
having comparatively few fires, with
light losses. Tie proportion OF incen-
diarism n the South IS - per cent
February always shows fever criminal
fires than January, but Apri: shows more
than March, and May more than April.
June is an s'otf month, and fires do NOT
rage in July, but il August and Septem-
Der the incendi2ry seems 20 wake up. Ii
October and November he puts il some
good work, and takes little recreation
in December. It seems 10 be settled
that the hope Of getting Insurance money
is not the chief moIi:e Of acts Of lncenGl-
arism. Most OF these acts are readily
attributable TO private grudge, business
rivalry, nischieTous intent, jealousy,
malice, religious Intolerance, labor tcou-
bles, &c. Last year there were 13, %
:ires in the United States, causing the
destruction Of property, resi- and per
sonal, OF the value o$ $lGl. 92f, 80. Jhe
unusual proportion OF summer fires up
to tbs point II the season suggests the
apprehension that tie losses OF lie pre-
sent year VIII considerably exceed those
Of 1885,,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
John Sherman Talks Again.

Senator Sherman has had himself in
terviewed again, He was interviewed
less than two weeks ago by the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, which wanted him to ex-
plain the difference between his Nash
vile Cancellation speech and his Spring
field bloody shirt speech, and now he
has been interviewed by the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette in order to explain
the explanation. He still refuses to see
any inconsistency between the two
speeches, although he admits that the
Springfield speech was impolitic. Every
word in it, he says, is literally true ex-
cept, perhaps, the statement that s'there
IS rot an intelligent man in this broad
land of either party who does not know
that Mr.. Cleveland is now President Of
the United States by virtue Of crimes
against the elective franchise. " He ad-
mits that this may be too broad, but
upon careful analysis he does not see
how he coutd modify it ii fair force is
given to the word 'sinteligent." He
concludes the interview by saying: 81
cannot see any reason why the Confed-
crate cause, which was seternally wrong,
but bravely and honestly fought out,
should be loaded down with the infamy
Of crimes which required no courage,
committed long since the war, by poll
ticians alone, for political power and for
the benefit of the Democratic party. [
can find some excuse for these atrocities
in the strong prejudice OF caste and race
il the South, growing out OF centuries
of slavery, but l can find no excuse for
any LIAM OF any party in the North who
is willing to submit to have his political
power controlled and overthrown by
such means" The conversation as re-
ported gives the impression that Mr.
Sherman wrote the questions as well as
the answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
Pianos and Organs.

All Of the best makes. S25 cash and
balance November l, at spot cash prices
on a Piano. so cash and balance No
7embcr !, at spot cash prices on ali
Organ. Delivered, freight free, at your
nearest depot. Fifteen days test trial
and freight both ways if not satisfactory.
Write for circulars.
n. ". TRUMP,
Columbia, s. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
=. Io.s Xer Better Than Life

Wei. then. why don't yul; TO something
10 bring back the roses 10 her cheeks ana
the light 10 her eyes: Don't You see She IS
suffering from nervous debility, the -est:.;
OF female weakness: i bottle Of Dr..
Picrces FavoEite Prescription will
brighten those pale checks and send new
life through tia. wasting form. If you
love her, take heed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

If you have catarrh, use the Surest rene,
dy-Dr. Sase's.
The surest way for sweet girl graduates
TO get into print is to wear calico dresses
on commencement day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
WILKES BOOTHS DEED.
TIE ASSASSINATION OF fliEs!ASHE
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Andrew Johnson and ITrS. Su-ratt--aow
a Regard for Religion Might A've S2se"
Lincoln.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Brick works l, car shops l, cotton and
woolIen mills l, distilleries l, foundries
and machine shops 3, -four mills :,
mines and quarries l3, natural oil and
gas companies 3, oil mills !, potteries /,
pipe works /, railroads I, street rail-
roads i, water works ., wood working
establishments 10, miscellaneous =.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Agricultural implement works s, brick
works II, bridge works l, car shops 2,
congresses 6, cotton and woonen mills
y, electric light works 4, foundries and
machine shops 4, furnaces 4, fertilizer
works 6, -four mills l, gas works 5, grlst
mills l, ice factories 2, lime and cement
works 5, mines and quarries %, oil mills
5, railroads 9, rolling mills l, street rail-
ways Is, water works Z, wood works Al,
miscellaneous 80.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
VIRGINIA,

Agricultural implement factories l,
brick works l, brikge works l, cigar and
tobacco factories 3, congresses 1, cotton
and woollen mills 4, distileries l, elec-
tric light works 5, flour mills 6, furnaces
II, foundries and machine works l, gas
works i, mines and quarries Sc, natural
gas and oil companies 2, potteries l,
railroads 16, rolling mills 2, steel works
,, street railways 7, water works ], wood
working establishments 9, miscellaneous
30.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Brick works 3, cotton mills Is, electric
light works l, fertilizer works l, flour
mills l, gas works l, mines 5, oil mills
l, rice mills l, railroads 2, stamp mills
l, tobacco factories l, water works 4.
wood works 9, miscellaneous 5.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Agricultural implement works 2, brick
works -, cigar and tobacco factories 2,
cotton and woolen mills 3, electric light
works 5, foundries and machine shops
IL, furnaces 7, -four mills 6, gas works
5, grist mills 2, ice factories 6, lime and
cement works l, mines and quarries 80,
natural gas and oil companies II, oil
mills 2, railroads IA, rolling mills l., steel
works /, street railways Is, smelters 2,
wire works 4, water works 8, wood works
40, miscellaneous 35.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06
KENTUCKY,

Brick yards 2, car shops l, cigar and
tobacco factories I, distilleries 3, electric
light works l. -four mills s, foundries,
and machine shops 3, gas works !, mines
and quarries II, natural gas and oil
companies q, oil mills 3, railroads 4,
street railways q, water works l, wire
works /, woollen and cotton mills 2,
wood working establishments 50, miscel-
lareOus 20.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

ARKANSAS.
Brick works 2, car shops 3, cotton
factories 4, congresses 4, distilegies J.,
foundries and machine shops S, -four
mills 7, furnaces 2, gas works l, grist
mills l, ice factories 3, lime and cement
works l, mines and quarries 81, oil mills
3, railroads 20, rolling mills l, stamp
mills and smelter IS, street railways 5,
water works l, wood working establish
ments 23. miscellaneous Is.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Cotton mills /, congresses 4, dishfe-
ries 3, engine works 2, -four and grist
raills l, foundries and machine shops 2,
furnaces l, ice factories 2, mines and
quarries 6, natural gas and petroleum 2,
oil mills 3, rice mills 5, railroads 4, sugar
mills 1, street railways l, wood working
establishments 10, miscellaneous s.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Brick works 5, cotton factories 6,
cigar and tobacco factories l3, electric;
light works 2, fertilizer works 2, flour,
mills 5, g1ist mills 7, ice factories f.
mines II, oil mills 3, railroads 4, street
railways 3, water works l, wood works
20, misceu eneous 6.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

FLORIDA.
Brick and tile works l, cigar factories
l, cotton factories 2, congresses l, cleo
trio light works 4, fertilizer factories .,
flour mills l, mines and quarries 4, rail-
roads IA, rice mills l, saw mills II, street
railways 2, water works 4, uliscelane-
Gus 7.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-06

Cotton and woollen mills 10, car wheel
works l, congresses /, car shops l, elec-
trio light works IA, engine works l.,
foundries and machine shops y, -four
mills is, gas works 3, grist mills l, ice
factories I, locomotive works l. mines
and quarries 20, natural gas and oil
companies 4, oil mills 5, railroads Is,
street railways 6, smelters ,, water works
II, vi.re works /, wood working estab-
lisrnents Is, miscellaneous 2S.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-08

A distressing report was circulated
yesterday TO the effect that Frank
Jandell, who 10 wintering . bunch Of
cows on feed In Dakota, near James
town had been caught on the prairie
In one Of the recent storms and frozen
TO death. Happily 1t proved to be un-
true. the contradiction coming in the
shape Of . telegram from Dan Ringer.
now ut Jamestown, to Err Coggsball
announcing the pleasing intelligence
that Frank had arrived at Jamestown
yesterday all right. The basis Of the
rumor was that he had left jamestown
on the 9Th OF January, intending to
bs absent only two days and very nat
urally after ten days Of unexplained
absence, during which period the most
severe storms had ragged, his friends
gave him up - Lost. He doubtless
found shelter ct some ranch, where he
was kept prisoner by the weather.
As 1t is he came very near enjoying
the unusual pleasure of reading his
own obituary.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-08
A Golden Wedding.

The fret Of these rare ceremonies
ever celebrated In Miles City, was
held at the residence OF William F.
Millsrd yesterday, being the 5Oth an
niversary Of the wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Millsrd, parents of our
townsmen, Arthur and William f.
Millard, which was solemnized at
Bristol, England, February 7. 1887.
The old couple came to Miles City
with their son William about two
years ago. the elder son Arthur hsv-
Ing preceded them some years. Out
Of eleven children the two named are
the only survivors. The occasion yes.
terday was Of more than usual interest
and was celebrated by . number OF
friends. Many rich and rare presents
were made to the aged couple, who
wers found In excellent health, and
from oil appearances good for many
more years' enjoyment Of life together.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-08
Custer County Recognized.

For the first time In the history OF
the county We have territorial APP
pointment conferred upon one Of our
citizens, Prof. A. c. Logan having
been yesterday unanimously con-
armed as territorial superintendent OF
public instruction by the council on
Gov. Hauser's nomination. As the
council stands Republican by ! to 8,
the fact Of q unanimous vote in bis
favor Is doubtless as fiattering 10 Prof.
Logan Ia Denocrat) as II Is pleasing
10 his friends.